Mike Fox (soccer)

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Personal information
Mike Fox
Full name	Michael Fox
Date of birth
Place of birth	, United States
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1979-1982	Cal State Fullerton
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983-1984 1984-1985 1986 1985-1990 1990 1991 1993-1994	New York Cosmos Las Vegas Americans Los Angeles Heat Wichita Wings California Emperors St. Louis Storm Los Angeles Salsa
National team²
1984-1988	United States	17 (0)
Teams managed
	United F.C.
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Michael “Mike” Fox is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder. Fox attended college at Cal State Fullerton where he played on the men’s soccer team. He was a prolific scorer during his college career, netting 10 goals in 1980, 11 in 1981 and 17 in 1982. He also holds the school’s season record for assists with 13 in 1980.

The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League selected Fox in the 1983 NASL College Draft. He played with the team from 1983 to 1984. He simultaneously played for the U.S. Olympic Team as it prepared for the 1984 Olympics. During those two years, he was the team’s leading scorer. While the IOC allowed professionals at the 1984 Olympics, FIFA does not recognize Olympic games as full internationals, therefore these games and Fox’s goals in them to not count as part of his stats with the national team.

Fox earned 17 caps with the national team between 1984 and 1988.

Fox played indoor with Major Indoor Soccer League from 1985 to 1992, a single season in 1986 with the Los Angeles Heat of the Western Soccer Alliance and two seasons with the Los Angeles Salsa of the American Professional Soccer League.

He coaches for United F.C., a youth club, in California.